Local obituaries for May & Smith Funeral Directors

Mar 4, 2019

Leigh Thompson-Johnson, age 49, of Milledgeville, died Monday, March 4, 2019.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 8 th at 2:00 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church in Wilkinson County with burial in the Church Cemetery.  Reverend Danny Thomas and Reverend Gail Smith will officiate.

Leigh was born and reared in Washington County, a...

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. Loraine Hunt May, age 85, of Sandersville, died on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Addington Place in Dublin following an extended illness. A private graveside funeral service will be held for family only.

Mrs. May was a native of Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of the late James Herschel Hunt and the late Myrtle Folsom Hunt.  She...

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. Ann Yarbrough Barron, age 68, of Warthen, died Monday, March 4, 2019 at Washington County Extended Care Facility following an extended illness.   A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 7 th at 2:00 P.M. in May and Smith Funeral Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend William Moody, Reverend Danny Thomas and Minister Marlon...

Feb 28, 2019

Mrs. Claire Boyd Brett, age 63, of West Adams Street, Tennille, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Serenity Hospice in Dublin following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2 nd at 2:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Tennille with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville.  Rev. Lamar Brantley will...

Feb 24, 2019

Mr. Richard Lee “Rick” Settle, age 54, of Davisboro GA., formerly of Jacksonville Fl., died Sunday, February 24, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness.  A graveside memorial service will be held on Friday, March 1 st at 2:00 p.m. at Amerson Family Cemetery on South Sparta-Davisboro Road in Washington County with Military Honors.  Chaplain...

Feb 24, 2019

Mrs. Junelle Boyd Roberts, age 86, of Evans, Georgia died on Sunday, February 24, 2019, in an Augusta Hospital following an extended illness. Funeral services and burial will be for family only.

Mrs. Roberts was a native of Washington County, the daughter of the late Marcus Leonard Boyd, Sr.  and the late Ruby Mae Sumner Boyd.  She...

Feb 22, 2019

Washington County lost a beloved citizen on Friday, February 22, 2019.  Larry Gene Mathis died at the Veterans Hospital in Dublin following an extended illness. Larry was born in 1941, the only son of the late Mildred Horton and Gene Mathis.  Services for Mr. Mathis will be held Monday, February 25 at 11:00 AM in the sanctuary of First...

Feb 21, 2019

Mrs. Jessie Hawkins Sammons, age 92, of Gibson, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 in an Augusta Hospital.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 23 rd at 2:00 p.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mineral Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.  Reverend Mark Stewart and Reverend Clarence Thompson will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Gregory...

Feb 16, 2019

Mary Ethel Tanner McNeely, age 71, of Sandersville Georgia, departed this life February 16, 2019, following an extended illness. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 2 p.m. at Davisboro Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the hour of service at Davisboro Baptist Church.  Reverend Larry Glover and Reverend Bobby Williford will...

Feb 16, 2019

Mr. Robert Glenn Hutton, age 84, of Sandersville, died on Saturday, February 16, 2019 in a Dublin hospital following an extended illness. A memorial service for Mr. Hutton will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 19 in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville.  Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate.  The family...

Feb 14, 2019

Mrs. Myrtice Marie Douglas, age 72, of Tennille, died in Dublin, on Thursday, February 14, 2019 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, February 18 at Piney Mount United Methodist Church near Tennille with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Mike Bankston and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate.  Pallbearers will be James...

Feb 11, 2019

Robert “Slim” Owen Logue, 80, joined his Heavenly Father on Monday, February 11, 2019. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Snow’s Memorial Chapel, Pio Nono Avenue. Burial will be in Washington County Memorial Gardens in Sandersville at 3:00 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Brian Everett will officiate. The family will...

Feb 11, 2019

Lisa Caryn Curry, age 49, of Jefferson Georgia, died on Monday, February 11, 2019 in Athens following a sudden illness. Funeral services for Caryn will be held at 2:00 P. M. Saturday, February 16 at Piney Mount United Methodist Church near Tennille with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Jim Dominey and Reverend Mike Bankston will officiate.

Feb 4, 2019

Mrs. Helen Thigpen Bell, age 84, of Augusta, died Monday, February 4, 2019, at her residence following an extended illness.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 7 th at 11:00 a.m. at May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sandersville, with burial in Brownwood Cemetery.  Reverend Rich Bowen will officiate.   Pallbearers will be Randy Branan, Van...

Feb 1, 2019

Mr. Oscar William "Bill" Snider, age 81, of Tennille, died on Friday, February 1, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Snider will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday in First Church of the Nazarene in Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery in Sandersville. Reverend Tom Howard and Reverend Danny Thomas will officiate. Pallbearers...

Jan 29, 2019

Charles “Chunky” Freeman III entered into rest January 29, 2019 in Augusta, GA. Chunky was born November 20, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Peggy Davidson Freeman and Charles Freeman, Jr MD.

He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in the class of 1968. He was a graduate from the University of Georgia where he was a...

Jan 26, 2019

Mr. Brock McNeely, age 77, of Davisboro, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center.  A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 29 th at 2:00 p.m. at Davisboro United Methodist Church with burial in Davisboro City Cemetery.   Reverend Ron Dixon will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Daren Yorker, Jay Brown, Walker Lewis, John...

Jan 25, 2019

Mrs. Mary Ann Dilcher Norris, age 78, of Wrightsville, Georgia died Friday, January 25, 2019.  A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Wednesday, January 30 th at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Wrightsville with burial in Westview Cemetery.  Reverend Kirk Hagan will officiate.

Mrs. Norris was born in Elmhurst, Illinois in...

Jan 23, 2019

Mr. William Thurman “Tiny” Harper, age 75, of Bartow, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in Greenwood Assisted Living in Wrightsville.   A graveside funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 27 th at 2:00 p.m. in Bartow City Cemetery.  Reverend Tom Harrison will officiate.

Mr. Harper was a native and lifelong resident of Bartow, the son of...

Jan 21, 2019

Mr. George Marvin Johnson, age 80, of Tennille, died Monday, January 21, 2019.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 25 th at 11:00 a.m. in May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Zeta Cemetery in Tennille.  Reverend Paul Melton will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Nathan Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Dawson Hooks, Ethan Wilson, Wesley Unruh,...